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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 1798531, member: 19855&quot;]Yeah, I know, it has been awhile since I posted. I had some family issues which prevented my upcoming purchases, but now that things have settled I decided to attend the local coin shop today to see what dimes may be available. When I entered I was greeted and asked, &quot;Welcome! Would you be interested in viewing our bullion bars and medallions today?&quot; I initially thought, &quot;Never heard that before,&quot; and simply replied a, &quot;No thanks.&quot;&nbsp; I started to browse, just to see what was new and what was on display. After awhile I asked to see several Barber Dimes. While viewing a kid came in and asked if he could see some nickels from 2000-present. One of the assistants walked over the glass display case and said, &quot;Sure, but I&#039;ll have to stand here and watch you go through them though.&quot; I guess the kid wanted P, D, and S and asked for 3 of each year in BU. The assistant asked the kid why one of each just wouldn&#039;t do and if he really needed P, D, and S. A little while later the kid asked for several examples to pick the best one and at this the assistant replied, &quot;Why? They are all BU.&quot; The kid eventually got his coins and left. I was curious so I tried a similar tactic, thinking maybe the assistant just wasn&#039;t accustomed to kids. After I picked up 5 Barbers I asked to see BU Roosevelt Dimes from 1980 to present including proofs from a different assistant who helped the kid. Again, I was led to the glass display case and she stood there while I looked at the coins...heaven forbid I take them to a table to look at them under the light, instead I had to stand there and look at them by a window. She handed me a 1980 P and D and I asked for another example of the same date and mint mark, explaining I was looking for a full torch example. She sighed and said, &quot;If you are going to look at several examples all the way to 2013 we are going to be here awhile and I have some bullion to catalog.&quot; I asked if she could just pull all BU and proof examples of the dates I asked and I could sit at a table and look through them. She stated, &quot;No, I have to stay here to make sure you don&#039;t take anything and we need to keep as many dimes available in the case in case someone else wants to look&quot; At this, I was perturbed and disgusted by the rudeness, excessive priority on silver, and the distrust of not being allowed to take simple, clad dimes to a table for further examination. Every collector wants the best example and not just a label of &quot;BU.&quot; I know they probably had merchandise stolen before, but I remember plenty of times as a kid and teenager going through Roosevelts and Mercuries at the table, by the box-load and being content for hours, but now I had to stand at a glass display case by a window, looking at one coin at a time, being hovered over by the assistant until I found the coin I wanted. At this, I told her I was tired of looking and they could keep the Barber dimes as a show was coming up, and promptly left. Am I looking at this wrong, or did this seem inappropriate? I only have one shop in the area, so not much to compare against, so input would be appreciative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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